550 Pilgrims Die During Mecca Visit

[Spartan Sprinter]

At least 550 pilgrims are believed to have died during the hajj this year as scorching temperatures rose above 50C.
The hajj is an annual pilgrimage to the holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia and is one of the five pillars of Islam.

All adult Muslims with the means must complete it at least once in their life.

https://www.news.com.au/travel/travel-updates/incidents/550-pilgrims-die-during-hajj-in-scorching-temperatures-reaching-over-50c/news-story/5b4533984fcbf5456d4c03782ee215e7

 

[Andiamo]

Every. Year.

 

[Margery]

Our God loves us enough to send His Son (also God) to die for us. Their "god" expects them to die for him, in pain and misery. Someday I hope many of them will wake up and turn to Christ.

 

[Cheeky200386]

Oh I need God to soften my hearts towards Muslims because my first reaction was to chuckle

 

[Batman]

The news bothered me as a direct response to those that died and instantly were in a Christ-less eternity. Then it bothered me again to be reminded that this happens every day with followers of the cults and atheists/agnostics; even though it's not always a large gathering attempting to reach a cult event but dying due to the elements. Hundreds of thousands of humans step off into eternity EVERY DAY. Sad beyond words.

 

[Cheeky200386]

The news bothered me as a direct response to those that died and instantly were in a Christ-less eternity. Then it bothered me again to be reminded that this happens every day with followers of the cults and atheists/agnostics; even though it's not always a large gathering attempting to reach a cult event but dying due to the elements. Hundreds of thousands of humans step off into eternity EVERY DAY. Sad beyond words.

That is frightening.

 

[Ghoti Ichthus]

The news bothered me as a direct response to those that died and instantly were in a Christ-less eternity. Then it bothered me again to be reminded that this happens every day with followers of the cults and atheists/agnostics; even though it's not always a large gathering attempting to reach a cult event but dying due to the elements. Hundreds of thousands of humans step off into eternity EVERY DAY. Sad beyond words.

John 3:16-18 and 14:6 are good words . . . Ephesians, especially Chapter 2, has a lot of good words . . .

At the other place, I once posted how fast everyone in the world could be reached with The Gospel, and no one person had to do very much.
IIRC, it was something like 32 days, and it worked like this:
If I tell two people The Gospel today, and they each tell The Gospel to two people tomorrow, and each of those people tells two people The Gospel the next day . . .
And that doesn't even count if anyone tells two extra people on another day, than they were supposed to in this model, thus starting another chain(s).

Imagine how sad (and mad) God must feel when someone spurns the love and sacrifice He provided to make destination Hell totally avoidable.



I'll see if I can find my (electronic) copy . . .

 

[Ghoti Ichthus]

Couldn't find it, so I recalculated it:

If I share The Gospel with two people today, and each of them shares The Gospel with two people tomorrow, and each of them share The Gospel with two people the next day, and so on, sometime on Day 33, every person on the planet will have received The Gospel. Assuming no duplicates, and assuming no one shared The Gospel with more than two people, and assuming everyone did his or her part by sharing The Gospel with two people the day after he or she received The Gospel.

Day 1: 1 person shares The Gospel with 2 people = 2 heard + 1 = 3 total reached with The Gospel

Day 2: 2 people share The Gospel with 2 people each = 4 heard + 3 = 7 total reached with The Gospel

Day 3: 4 people share The Gospel with 2 people each = 8 heard + 7 = 15 total reached with The Gospel

Day 4: 8 people share The Gospel with 2 people each = 16 heard + 15 = 31 total reached with The Gospel

Day 5: 16 x 2 = 32 + 31 = 63 total reached with The Gospel

Day 6: 32 x 2 = 64 + 63 = 127

Day 7: 64 x 2 = 128

Day 8: 128 x 2 = 256

Day 9: 256 x 2 = 512

Day 10: 512 x 2 = 1024

Day 11: 1024 x 2 = 2048

Day 12: 2048 x 2 = 4096

Day 13: 4096 x 2 = 8192

Day 14: 8192 x 2 = 16,384

Day 15: 16,384 x 2 = 32,768

Day 16: 32,768 x 2 = 65,536

Day 17: 65,536 x 2 = 131,072

Day 18: 131,072 x 2 = 262,144

Day 19: 262,144 x 2 = 524,288

Day 20: 524,288 x 2 = 1,048,576

Day 21: 1,048,576 x 2 = 2,097,152

Day 22: 2,097,152 x 2 = 4,194,304

Day 23: 4,194,304 x 2 = 8,388,608

Day 24: 8,388,608 x 2 = 16,777,216

Day 25: 16,777,216 x 2 = 33,554,432

Day 26: 33,554,432 x 2 = 67,108,864

Day 27: 67,108,864 x 2 = 134,217,218

Day 28: 134,217,218 x 2 = 268,435,456

Day 29: 268,435,456 x 2 = 536,870,912

Day 30: 536,870,912 x 2 = 1,073,741,824

Day 31: 1,073,741,824 x 2 = 2,147,438,648

Day 32: 2,147,438,648 x 2 = 4,294,967,296 + 2,147,438,647 = 6,442,405,943 total reached with The Gospel

Day 33: 4,294,967,296 x 2 = 8,589,934,592 + 4,294,967,295 = 12,884,901,887 total reached with The Gospel


According to World Population Review
https://worldpopulationreview.com/countries/deaths-per-day

The current world population is approximately 8.1 billion, there are approximately 269,859 deaths each day, and there are approximately 368,144 births per day.

269,859 x 33 = 8,905,347 deaths in 33 days

368,144 x 33 = 12,148,752 births in 33 days

8,905,347 + 12,148,752 = 21,054,099 population turnover in 33 days


8,100,000,000 estimated population + 21,054,099 approximate turnover = 8,121,054,099 approximate total number of people on the planet, including turnover, during a 33 day period in 2024.

So, using this model, assuming everything went according to plan, sometime on Day 33, everyone on the planet could and would be reached with The Gospel

Imagine how much faster this would go if everyone, who was reached, kept on sharing The Gospel with two more people every day, starting more chains


Dear God . . . PLEASE!!!

 

[Spartan Sprinter]

Couldn't find it, so I recalculated it:

If I share The Gospel with two people today, and each of them shares The Gospel with two people tomorrow, and each of them share The Gospel with two people the next day, and so on, sometime on Day 33, every person on the planet will have received The Gospel. Assuming no duplicates, and assuming no one shared The Gospel with more than two people, and assuming everyone did his or her part by sharing The Gospel with two people the day after he or she received The Gospel.

Day 1: 1 person shares The Gospel with 2 people = 2 heard + 1 = 3 total reached with The Gospel

Day 2: 2 people share The Gospel with 2 people each = 4 heard + 3 = 7 total reached with The Gospel

Day 3: 4 people share The Gospel with 2 people each = 8 heard + 7 = 15 total reached with The Gospel

Day 4: 8 people share The Gospel with 2 people each = 16 heard + 15 = 31 total reached with The Gospel

Day 5: 16 x 2 = 32 + 31 = 63 total reached with The Gospel

Day 6: 32 x 2 = 64 + 63 = 127

Day 7: 64 x 2 = 128

Day 8: 128 x 2 = 256

Day 9: 256 x 2 = 512

Day 10: 512 x 2 = 1024

Day 11: 1024 x 2 = 2048

Day 12: 2048 x 2 = 4096

Day 13: 4096 x 2 = 8192

Day 14: 8192 x 2 = 16,384

Day 15: 16,384 x 2 = 32,768

Day 16: 32,768 x 2 = 65,536

Day 17: 65,536 x 2 = 131,072

Day 18: 131,072 x 2 = 262,144

Day 19: 262,144 x 2 = 524,288

Day 20: 524,288 x 2 = 1,048,576

Day 21: 1,048,576 x 2 = 2,097,152

Day 22: 2,097,152 x 2 = 4,194,304

Day 23: 4,194,304 x 2 = 8,388,608

Day 24: 8,388,608 x 2 = 16,777,216

Day 25: 16,777,216 x 2 = 33,554,432

Day 26: 33,554,432 x 2 = 67,108,864

Day 27: 67,108,864 x 2 = 134,217,218

Day 28: 134,217,218 x 2 = 268,435,456

Day 29: 268,435,456 x 2 = 536,870,912

Day 30: 536,870,912 x 2 = 1,073,741,824

Day 31: 1,073,741,824 x 2 = 2,147,438,648

Day 32: 2,147,438,648 x 2 = 4,294,967,296 + 2,147,438,647 = 6,442,405,943 total reached with The Gospel

Day 33: 4,294,967,296 x 2 = 8,589,934,592 + 4,294,967,295 = 12,884,901,887 total reached with The Gospel


According to World Population Review
https://worldpopulationreview.com/countries/deaths-per-day

The current world population is approximately 8.1 billion, there are approximately 269,859 deaths each day, and there are approximately 368,144 births per day.

269,859 x 33 = 8,905,347 deaths in 33 days

368,144 x 33 = 12,148,752 births in 33 days

8,905,347 + 12,148,752 = 21,054,099 population turnover in 33 days


8,100,000,000 estimated population + 21,054,099 approximate turnover = 8,121,054,099 approximate total number of people on the planet, including turnover, during a 33 day period in 2024.

So, using this model, assuming everything went according to plan, sometime on Day 33, everyone on the planet could and would be reached with The Gospel

Imagine how much faster this would go if everyone, who was reached, kept on sharing The Gospel with two more people every day, starting more chains


Dear God . . . PLEASE!!!

You lost me after the 1st line of equations but in all seriousness i commend you for being encouraged to go out and share the gospel

 

[Ghoti Ichthus]

You lost me after the 1st line of equations but in all seriousness i commend you for being encouraged to go out and share the gospel

Simple progression of numbers of people witnessed to by increasing number of witnesses. 2 people witnessed to today by one person, 4 people witnessed to by 2 people tomorrow, 8 people witnessed to by 4 people the next day, 16 witnessed to the day after that, etc.

 

[Baby Yoda]

You lost me after the 1st line of equations but in all seriousness i commend you for being encouraged to go out and share the gospel

Agree it was like a super hard math word problem in school.